Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server backup and restore operations
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 allow a remote attacker with delegated database-administrator privileges to perform backup or restore operations on forests outside the authorized database scope, which could result in unauthorized access to or modification of security-critical data.
CVE-2026-85956
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-85956
MarkLogic Server
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "Progress Software Corporation",
"product": "MarkLogic Server",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "11.0.0",
"lessThan": "11.3.7",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "12.0.0",
"lessThan": "12.1.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-85956
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
critical
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #21727 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date